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Betty Caruthers was interviewed at the Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence, Kansas. Caruthers talked about working for Sunflower Ordnance Works (Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant) and her time in the United States Organizations (USO) at Fort Leavenworth, KS, during the Second World War. She also discussed rationing, music, and leisure time during the war, and shared photographs of her uniforms. Caruthers was born on October 19, 1922, in Kansas. Following high school, she worked as a beauty operator. Her husband, Walter Caruthers, served in the Navy. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor and was on the USS Narwhal during the attack on December 7, 1941. Caruthers shared stories about her husband’s time in the Navy and their life together following the war. More information about this oral history can be found at http://history.lplks.org/items/show/1731.
Reviewer:Wapilawiki
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December 8, 2020 Subject:
Walter memories
Betty is a sweet person. Her husband Walt taught me how to tie knots in scouts. He’d show us boys how to tie basic knots but occasionally would impress us with a sheep shank knot or the like. Something which almost no one could recreate. He was a kind, serious man with a gentle spirit. Like many of his generation that fought in the war, you knew there was a lot more going on underneath that you’d never get a glimpse into. It was a privilege to have known him.
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